Emplifi UGC Gallery Direct Uploader Instagram Source

Meta’s decision impacts all partners that rely on the affected APIs, including Emplifi and all our competitors.

Due to changes in Meta’s API for Instagram, the ability to collect Instagram content from customers through the Emplifi UGC Gallery Direct Uploader no longer works.

The now-defunct API allowed normal Instagram users (non-business/creator accounts) to login to their profiles through our Gallery Direct Uploader to share their content directly to Emplifi UGC Galleries. Meta’s new API does not offer an alternative to this feature.

Fortunately, the impact of the decision is expected to be minimal. From looking at our Gallery Direct Uploader usage statistics, only a small percentage of people actually used the option to upload content directly from their Instagram account. Most uploads are actually completed by transferring files directly from a PC (or mobile file directories).

Meta’s removal of this API does not affect your ability to collect Instagram content into your Empifi UGC albums by @mentions or #tags. Album collection from within UGC is unaffected.

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Emplifi UGC Gallery Direct Uploader